Bill Bray | Relief Pitcher

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Bill Bray announced his retirement from professional baseball on Sunday.

Bray indicated that he has once again torn his labrum which would require another surgery, making the decision easy for him. The 30-year-old southpaw hasn't appeared in the big leagues since he was a member of the Reds during the 2012 season. He concludes his career with a 3.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 188/88 K/BB ratio over 197 1/3 innings with the Nationals and Reds. Sun, Mar 16, 2014 09:04:00 PM

Bill Bray wants to pitch in 2014 and hopes to sign with a team by May, according to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Bray was limited to just 4 1/3 innings with the Nationals' Double-A affiliate last season due to back, groin and shoulder issues. Prior to 2013 the southpaw was effective as a reliever, limiting lefties to a .218/.312/.331 line for his career. If he proves to be healthy, the 30-year-old could catch on with a team looking for left-handed bullpen help. Sat, Feb 8, 2014 11:50:00 PM

Bill Bray has been sent back to the Nationals' spring training complex to rehab a sore left shoulder.

Bray reported to Double-A Harrisburg on May 6 after spending the first five weeks of the 2013 regular season recovering from lingering back and groin problems. And now he's back in Viera, Florida because of a shoulder issue. "It's working its way out," the veteran reliever told Andrew Simon of MLB.com on Wednesday. Thu, May 30, 2013 10:32:00 AM

Bray hung back at extended spring training for the first month of the regular season to get healthy. He signed a minor league contract with the Nats in early December and could climb his way to Washington eventually. Mon, May 6, 2013 02:20:00 PM

The outfielder has thus far been working on strengthening his core, but will soon progress to swinging and fielding drills. He will need a minor league rehab assignment to get his timing back, but could be able to return to the Nationals lineup in early August if he avoids any further setbacks.

Nate McLouth continues to experience soreness in his surgically-repaired right shoulder.

McLouth was placed on the disabled list before Opening Day with a torn labrum and he's obviously nowhere close to making his 2015 debut. Washington officially shifted the outfielder from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list earlier this month.

Stephen Strasburg (oblique) will make another rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.

Strasburg allowed three runs on four hits over four innings in his first rehab outing Wednesday. As long as he doesn't have a physical setback on Monday, he'll rejoin the Nationals' rotation late next week.

David Carpenter (shoulder) will be shut down for 2-3 days after being given a pain-killing injection.

An MRI on Carpenter's right shoulder showed no structural damage, but the shot was administered in hopes of getting the soreness out of there. There's no timetable for his return, although he shouldn't be out long.

This was done as nothing more than a procedural move to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Joe Ross who will start on Saturday. Stammen will miss the entire 2015 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn right flexor tendon.